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Professional photography

Professional photography is the occupation of taking pictures and selling them freelance or as part of a contract usually with a publication.

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Professional photography

Flash

Photography; Professional photography

Artificial light source giving brief but very bright illumination. It is produced by a combination of certain gases within a transparent tube. There are two types; electronic, which may be used ...

Fixed focus

Photography; Professional photography

Lens camera system that has no method of focusing on a fixed point, usually at the hyperfocal distance.

Shellac

Photography; Professional photography

Natural resin with a low melting point. It is mainly used on dry mounting tissue.

Allegory

Photography; Professional photography

Work of art that treats one subject in the guise of another. An allegoric photograph usually illustrates a subject that embodies a moral "inner meaning".

Contre-jour

Photography; Professional photography

Backlighting. A photograph taken with the camera pointed directly at the light source.

Hydrobromic acid

Photography; Professional photography

Acid liberated during the developing process by the reduction of bromide.

Photoflood

Photography; Professional photography

Artificial light source using a tungsten filament lamp and a dish reflector.

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